Our Grants Programme

HORSERACING AND THOROUGHBRED BREEDING INDUSTRY GRANTS

We continue to recognise the importance of developing industry strategies to increase the impact of the projects we support and our overarching purpose to help build a sustainable future for racing. We will commit to aligning our giving with industry strategies where these are forthcoming and are deemed robust in nature and within our charitable remit. This should include identifying impact measures and KPIs; governance and accountability; and long-term, sustainable funding models.

Where strategies are still being developed, we will consider continuity funding requests for projects that we have already supported and will consider new requests if it can be demonstrated that they will fit into the likely direction of travel of the emerging strategy.

Where no robust industry strategies exist, we will assess applications on their individual merits but may seek endorsement from the Industry Programme Group.

We will continue to offer a small grants programme which will include projects that may not align with industry strategies as long as they satisfy our other eligibility criteria and have increased the small grants programme limit to £30,000.

In exceptional circumstances, we may accept applications for projects that do not align with industry strategies where a flexible and timely response is required.

With all grant requests, even where seeking alignment with industry strategies, we will maintain our independence as a grantmaker and adhere to our own application, assessment and monitoring policies.

The Racing Foundation offers three funding rounds a year and accepts applications from organisations whose charitable projects directly benefit the horseracing and Thoroughbred breeding industry. All funding requests will need to be submitted within the parameters of our three, annual, funding rounds.